PREPARE LTC Act

Bill Number

HR 8568

Introduced

Oct 9, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be ...

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Nursing

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Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act or the PREPARE LTC Act

This bill provides statutory authority for certain infection control and emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, and expands certain requirements to apply to other infectious disease outbreaks beyond COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

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Oct 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 9, 2020

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